OK, look, I sympathize with the guy. Really I do. Some day, I'll have to miss work for my mother and father, and I can relate to that reason. So I suppose it's a good enough reason to miss the All-Star game. But still, having shelled out $250 for tickets to the entire weekend and being lucky enough to be sitting in right field, where most of his home runs will be, this pisses me off a bit. Still, his reason is better than faking an injury or just not playing.